An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/klabastern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511763An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — klabastern1891John Francis Davis

​ klabastern, vb., ‘to run noisily,’ ModHG. only; orig. a LG. term; in consequence of the entire absence of the word in the earlier periods of the languages its origin is dubious; it is most probably akin to OHG. klaphôn, MidHG. klaffen, ‘to clatter’; AS. clappian, E. to clap.

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